Hand bag



July 17, 1928.

G. M. ENGEL-KRON ET AL HAND BAG Filed July 13, 1927 Patented July 17, 1928.

UNITED STATES Gnonn MICHEL ENGEL-XEON, or

NEW YORK, N. Y., AND SERGE TBEY, 0I? STAMFRD,

CONNECTICUT.

/HND BAG.

Application filed July 13, 1927. Serial No. 205,328.

Our invention relates tohandbags, and particularly to the type of hand bags carried by women to serve as pocket books and receptacles for various other articles.

The main object of -the invention is to.

secure such an interchangeable cover with out unduly increasing the cost of the bag, and, withal, to preserve the good appearance of the article. Other objects will bef come apparent from the detailed description which follows.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a ladies hand bag of standard shape; Figure 2 is a plan view of the inside of the cover, removed from the bag; Figure 8 is a plan view Aof the back wall of the receptacle, i. e., of the bag without the cover; Figure 4 is a cross section of the bag shown in Figure 1, taken along the line L1 4; Figure 5 is a partial plan view, similar to that of Figure 2, for a modied form of our invention; Figure 6 is a partial plan view, similar to that shown in Figure 3,- for this modified form of the invention; Figure 7 is a cross section similar to that shown in Figure 4, for this modified form of invention; and Figure 8, a similar cross section for a further modification of the invention.

Referring to the figures in detail, 1 and 2 are, respectively, the front and the back of the cover for the receptacle 3, the latter being provided with a back wall 4 and a front wall 5; When the cover is on, it is closed in any one of the many known ways, as, for instance, by means of a ball and socket snap 6. To the back part 2 of the cover is attached half of a thin metal plate, 7, the other half of this plate being bent over, as

one would fold a sheet of paper, and cut into strips 8, projecting like tongues from the line Joining the two halves of the plate. On the wall 4 of the receptacle 3, are pockets 9 secured thereto, as by stitches 15, into which the strips or tongues 8 may be inserted. The metal fia 10, hinged on the edge of the plate 7, as s own at 11,'is forced to a closed position, i. e. one in which it is made to press udpon the plate 7, by a spring coil 12, one en' 13, of which is anchored 1n the plate 7 at its extremity, while the other end, 14', extends and rests on the outer surface of the flap 10.

. In themodified form of the invention, illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, two changes from the preceding construction are shown. In the first place, the second half of the plate is left whole, instead of being cut into strips. It is indicated in the figure by the numeral 8. To accord with this changev` a single pocket 9 is rovided on the wall 4, in lieu of the plurality of )ockets 9 of the preceding construction. nthe second place, the manner ofv securing the plate to the receptacle is different. Instead of the spring actuated fiaplO, wc have here ball and socket snaps which are shown in Figure 7 namely, the ball or male members 16 and the socket or female members 16. The sockets 16 are also shown in Figure 5. 'lo permit the engagement of the members 16 and 16', the pocket 9 (Figure 6) is provided with suitable perforations 16".

- In the modification lillustrated in Figure 8, both the flap'lO and the ball and socket snaps 16, 16', are omitted, the two halves of the metal plate being detachably connected to the cover and receptacle, namely, pockets 9 and9" being provided in both, into which the two halves of the plate may be inserted, and the plates are held pressed together by the spring 12 in the structure of the lates themselves, thus being secured to bot the cover and the receptacle.

It is to be understood that the securing means illustrated in the flap 10 and spring coil 12 of Figures 2 and 3, and the ball and socket arrangement illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, are interchangeable, i. e., one or the other, and, indeed many similar devices, known in the art, may be used either in connection with the form of our invention in- 'volving the single pocket 9 and uncut plate 8', or the one involving the plurality of pockets 9 and the strips 8. To illustrate these various combinatlons, which are ob- 'vious from what has been shown and explained, would only have unduly cluttered the drawing. Nor is our invention confined or restricted to the particular shape of bag herein illustrated. According to the shape of the bag, many possible variations in the arrangements of parts will naturally suggest themselves.

1. In a hand bag', the combination-with a receptacle, of a removable cover therefor, a thin metal plate folded upon itself to orin two closely spaced members, one o f said members` being shaped to conform Wltli the walls ot said receptacle and the other member being eut into strips projecting tonguelike from the connecting line of said two members, means i'or holding said first men-v tioned member on one end portion of said cover, and pockets in one ot' the walls of said receptacle for the reception of said strips.

2. ln a hand bag, thecon'xbination with a receptacle, of a removable cover therefor, a plate on said cover at one end thereof, tonenes on said plate. pockets 1n one of the walls of said receptacle for the reception of said tongues, and means for securing said plate to said wall.

3. A. hand bag comprising a receptacle, a removable cover therefor, an integral connecting member therebetween, means for at'- taching one part ot'saidconuecting member to 'said cover, means for attaching the other part of said connecting member to s aid receptacleLand means for securing said connecting member in place.

4. A hand bag comprisingr a receptacle portion and a cover portion, connecting means between said bag portions com )osed of two members, one of said members eing removably attached to one of said bag portions and the other member being ixedly attached to the other bag portion, and means for holding said two members in place.

5. A hand bag` comprising a receptacle, a removable covewtherefor, a connecting member therebetween composed of two parts, one

of said parts being shaped to conform with the walls of said receptacle, means for holding said part on said cover, means for removabl)7 attaching the other part to said receptacle, and means for securing said connecting member in place.

6L ln a hand bag, the combination with a receptacle, ot' a removable cover therefor, a plate Jfolded upon itself to form two closely spaced members, one ot' said members being shaped to contorni with the walls of said receptacle. meansl for holding said member on one end portion of said cover, means 'for re.- movably attaching the other member to one of the walls of said receptacle, and means for holding said plate in said receptacle.-

7. ln a hand bag, the combination with a receptacle, of a removable cover therefor, a thin metal plate folded upon itself to form two closely spaced menibers, one of said members being shaped to conform with one of the walls of said receptacle,.means for holding said member on one end portion of said cover.v means for removably attaching the other member to said wall, a flap hinged to said lirst. mentioned member, and a spring coil adapted to press said flap unto said wall.

8. Ina hand bag, the combination with a receptacle, oll a removable cover therefor, an integral connectingr member therebetween, and springr actuated means i'or securing said connecting member to said bag.

9. ln a hand bag, the combination with a receptacle, of a removable rover therefor, a plate on said cover at one end thereof` a tongue on said plate, ,a pocket in one of the walls of said receptacle for the reception of said tongue, and means lor securing said plate to said wall.

GEORGE MIC-ll EL ENGEL-KRON. Sll li( l E TRE Y. 

